This book presents emerging perspectives on disaster resilience and human settlements in the larger context of the Anthropocene. The chapters explore urban and rural perspectives focusing on the current and emerging perspectives on disaster resilience through a holistic approach, involving scientists, humanists, planners, policymakers, and professionals in the global debate.
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Disaster Resilience and Human Settlements: Emerging Perspectives in the Anthropocene.- Leaving nothing to chance: reducing flood risk by evaluating simulation exercises in urban contexts.- Urban growth and increasing flood impact in the city of Palma: a loss of resilience capacity.- Addressing the Impacts of Inland Floods on Informal Housing in Honiara, Solomon Islands.- Adaptive Capacity Analysis of Flood Prone Regions in Bihar, India.- Cruise tourism, risk perception and public narratives in Syracuse, Italy.- Social media in risk perception and disaster management: a geographical perspective.- Environment as a Weapon: History, Gaia, and the Geohazards of War.- Living on Mount Etna between risk, beauty and need: a field survey on villages struck by 2018 earthquake.- Narratives of urban resilience and sustainability in southern Italy: the case studies of Matera (Basilicata) and Filadelfia (Calabria).- Disaster resilience assessment for drainage network and urban landscape after heavy meteorological events: examples from the middle Adriatic coastal area (Abruzzo Region, Central Italy).- Revitalizing the wounded territory: the “geo-hiking’s” potential.- Sense of belonging and response to climate change: how the relation with local territories influences climate resilience.- From Disasters to the Pandemic: A Study on the EU Solidarity Fund.
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Prof. Bharat Dahiya is Director, Research Center for Sustainable Development and Innovation, School of Global Studies, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand, and Extraordinary Professor, School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, South Africa.
Dr. Francesco De Pascale, Ph.D. in Geography, is Postdoc Researcher at the University of Teramo, and Adjunct Professor of Geography at University of Turin, Italy.
Prof. Orlando De Pietro is Associate Professor of Experimental Pedagogy and teaches Educational Research Methodology and New Educational Technologies, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy.
Prof. Piero Farabollini is Associate Professor of Physical Geography/Geomorphology, School of Sciences and Technology, University of Camerino, Italy, and Extraordinary Commissioner for post-earthquake reconstruction of Central Italy (Oct. 2018 to Feb. 2020).
Dr. Francesca Romana Lugeri is Researcher, Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Italy, and Associate Researcher at the School of Sciences and Technology, University of Camerino, Italy.
Prof. Leonardo Mercatanti is Associate Professor of Human Geography, Department of Culture and Society, University of Palermo, Italy, and is Associate Professor of Geography and Cultural Heritage, Department of Culture and Society, University of Palermo, Italy.
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